键

jiàn

Other characters with the syllable jian: see all 33 →

Meaning

key (on a piano or computer keyboard)
button (on a mouse or other device)
chemical bond

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linchpin

Example

这正是问题的关键。

That's the point.

From 关键 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Stroke Order

13 strokes

Words containing 键

关键guānjiàncrucial pointHSK 5 键盘jiànpánkeyboardHSK 5 按键ànjiànbutton or key (on a device)HSK 7-9

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